Flight configuration for payload and lift aircraft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9958876
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15221446

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A flight configuration is disclosed. The flight configuration includes a lift configuration in which a lift aircraft lifts a powered payload via a tether. The flight configuration comprises a series of steps for transitioning from the lift configuration to a forward flight configuration. In the forward flight configuration, the lift aircraft and the powered payload are in horizontal alignment.

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KITTY HAWK CORPORATION821 SAN ANTONIO ROAD PALO ALTO CA 94303

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Horn, Gregory Mainland Mountain View, US 23 212
Vander, Lind Damon Oakland, US 155 1070

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